Just tell me where it hurts and I'll tell you who to call. "Quinn the Eskimo" - Bob Dylan
(3) Illinois Fighting Illini
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FINAL Neutral NCAA Tournament
(11) Duquesne Dukes
CHI Health Center Omaha (Neutral) · March 24, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread ILL -9.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Over
Money ILL -600 / DUQ +400
Model Predictions
Spread Total ILL win
Actual ILL +26 152 Won
Massey ILL -10.2 (+15.8)
Massey Totals 148.8 (+3.2)
Bradley-Terry 74%
Weighted B-T 83%
Baseline Plus ML ILL -8.7 (+17.3) 144.8 (+7.2) 76%
Model 4 ML ILL -9.7 (+16.3) 146.4 (+5.6) 79%
Model 3 ML ILL -8.8 (+17.2) 145.4 (+6.6) 82%
Baseline ML ILL -7.9 (+18.1) 145.7 (+6.3) 68%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings ILL DUQ
Overall 29-9 25-12
Conference 14-6 10-8
Home 15-3 13-4
Away 6-5 5-6
Neutral 8-1 7-2
Last 5 5-0 5-0
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 83.4 69.9
Avg Pts Against 73.3 67.2
Massey 17.1 (#13) 7.0 (#84)
Bradley-Terry 2.73 (#7) 1.68 (#56)
W. Bradley-Terry 3.47 (#7) 1.91 (#61)
RPI 0.615 (#10) 0.591 (#28)
Shooting & Four Factors ILL DUQ
FG% 47.3% 43.4%
3PT% 35.3% 34.0%
REB / G 41.2 34.6
OREB / G 12.8 10.2
AST / TO 1.24 1.13
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 54.1% 50.2%
TOV% 15.1% 17.4%
ORB% 36.0% 29.7%
FT Rate 27.8% 23.6%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 48.0% 48.0%
Opp TOV% 12.3% 19.5%
DRB% 73.8% 69.9%
Opp FT Rate 19.2% 25.0%

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